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- Title
Little Britain Ledgers.
- Authors
MORMUL, MICHELLE M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the account books and business ledgers of the Little Britain General Store, a general store located in the present-day town of Quarryville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, focusing on the time period of 1796 to 1803. The article explores how the records of trade transactions inform historians about the use of credit and paper currency in early U.S. history, discusses how produce goods and services were used by customers in transactions, and mentions how customers of the store traded labor to obtain goods. The article also highlights how the ledgers provide information into the social and economic status of various women and men who resided in the region.
- Subjects
LANCASTER County (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED States; GENERAL stores; ACCOUNT books; HISTORICAL source material; CREDIT; PAPER money; PENNSYLVANIA state history, 1775-1865; COMMERCE
- Publication
Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, 2012, Vol 136, Issue 4, p512
- ISSN
0031-4587
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5215/pennmaghistbio.136.4.0512